Desktop Effects Cube+ wobbly windows and more

Ubuntu provides a wide range of customize desktop effects. You can make a creative desktop environment with the open source tools that are provided. 

For this you'll need following tools and packages.

1. Synaptic package manager

2. CompizConfig settings manager

Go to Software center and search for Synaptic package manager and install it.

How to Get Audio Video Codecs

Normally by default after the installation the videos and sounds don't work due to no audio and video plug-ins. Though you tick "Install 3rd party software" in the early stage of the installation process, it really don't work out.

For these plug-ins to work, we have to install "Restricted Extras"
To install Open the terminal and enter the following lines    

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

This will mainly install followings

• MP3 and un-encrypted DVD playback plug-ins
• Microsoft True Type core fonts
• Flash plug-in
• Codecs for common audio and video files

Or else you can go to software center and search for "Restricted Extras" and 

click on install.

After installing try out watching videos and most of the audio formats will 

work just fine...!!! 

Mysql and Mysql WorkBench

Install MySQL

To install MySQL , you can search in Software Center. Type MySQL and select MySQL  Server and install it

Or else you can type the following in the Terminal

Install Java in Ubuntu

You can either go to software center, search for Java then click on "Open JDK java 7 Runtime" and then click install

Brightness Not working fix

In most of the laptops, the keys provided by the vendor for adjusting brightness seems not working. 

For this you will have to edit your grub file

Step 1 >>> 

Go to location where grub file is located.
/etc/default/grub

you'll have to edit this file but try some thing to edit and save, you will not be able to due to restriction of access. 

Install flash plug-in

When you guys normally start working on Firefox, the default web browser in Ubuntu, the You-tube or other video players may not work and ask to install flash plug-ins. 

Update the repositories in Ubuntu

Open up your search for resources 

 

1. Type Terminal and click on the terminal icon.

2. Then type the following code in the terminal